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Coalition Recovery exists to provide state-licensed, nationally accredited addiction treatment to those in need through both part-time and full-time programs. We believe that the most effective treatment for substance use disorders is individualized to each client. These treatment plans often combine both therapy and medication. Our team of addiction treatment professionals treats every client with respect and compassion while utilizing innovative approaches to treatment, including accelerated resolution therapy (ART).
At Coalition Recovery in Tampa, Florida, we use a variety of therapy techniques to help beat addiction. At the heart of our program lies our evidence-based strategies, including accelerated resolution therapy (ART). This type of treatment involves a one-on-one session with a counselor who specializes in this therapy. If you are looking for eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) for drug or alcohol addiction treatment in the Tampa Bay area, ART is very similar in many ways. Coalition Recovery is one of the only drug and alcohol rehabs in the area to offer this specialized therapy. We hope that along with other evidence-based therapies like CBT, ART can be another tool in the box to help people understand and overcome their addictions.
What Is Accelerated Resolution Therapy?
Accelerated resolution therapy (ART) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that utilizes back and forth eye movements to help clients address common problems such as depression, anxiety, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is not the same as EMDR; however, they both use eye movements. During ART, you may find that you connect pieces of information that are already stored in your memory. While focused on a problem and concurrently using eye movements, the brain makes new connections with a person’s strengths and problem-solving abilities.
ART is a very focused eye movement therapy and, as such, has produced quick, effective, and safe results in treating all of the following:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Grief
ART has shown efficacy with adults as well as children.
When initially thinking about your problem during therapy, you may feel uneasy about it. Clients quickly pass beyond their anxiety or sadness to first experience calm, and then, as their problem loses its hold on them, relief. After ART treatment, the evidence to date shows that the changes you make will be long-lasting.
What Should I Expect During Accelerated Resolution Therapy?
You will be in total control of the therapy. Each session will be with one of our ART-trained and licensed clinicians. These sessions are very similar to a typical individual therapy session, just with an added technique. They will ask you to use ART’s Degree of Intensity scale to indicate the intensity of your emotions by sliding an indicator. They will then sit slightly to your side and have you follow their fingers with your eyes while thinking about a problem. Next, they will ask you to describe what you experience during the brief time of moving your eyes.
Using ART interventions, clients often replace a negative image with positive images. Subsequently, when clients think about their problem, it is the positive images they will recall.
Your licensed therapist will be asking you to notice any bodily sensations as you go along. Do not worry about whether you will be doing ART correctly as the eye movements tend to relax you and the eye movements do the work. They may ask you a direct question that you can focus on while using eye movements. You may be better able to answer questions while using ART’s eye movements because they increase your ability to solve problems.
As you both begin ART, you may notice you are becoming calmer, which happens even with the most anxious clients. Although ART causes you to reexamine troublesome events or problems in your life, this therapy often has a calming effect. Often, clients leave our ART sessions in Tampa Bay feeling like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders.
ART in Tampa Bay at Coalition Recovery
Contact one of our Coalition Recovery representatives today by either completing a secure online form or calling 888.707.2873 to find out if ART is right for you. Our associates will walk you through the qualifications for this therapy and other therapies that we offer. We also offer other modern addiction therapies to accommodate and help you on your way to recovery. Begin your journey to wellness today.